Hyannis water rate hearing Wednesday

Town Manager John Klimm and the Hyannis Water Board will hold a public hearing on proposed new water rates for the Hyannis Water Division on May 2 at 5 p.m.

Patriot Staff

Town Manager John Klimm and the Hyannis Water Board will hold a public hearing on proposed new water rates for the Hyannis Water Division on May 2 at 5 p.m.

The hearing will be held in the second floor Hearing Room of the Barnstable Town Hall.

The proposed rates would cover two fiscal years, beginning July 1 and running through June 30, 2009.

The rates are as follows: monthly service charge, $10/month; (usage rates based on units of 100 cubic feet, or ccf) commercial - $1.90 per ccf; residential - first 10 ccf per quarter, $1.70 per ccf; next 37 ccf per quarter, $1.90 per ccf; in excess of 47 ccf per quarter, 2.11 per ccf; hydrant fee, $416/hydrant/year for both public and private hydrants.

The ultimate decision on where water rates will be set rests with Klimm.

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